To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1985
Land: United States
Alternative Title: Vivir y morir en Los Ángeles, Police fédérale, Los Angeles, Živeti i umreti u L.A., Änglarnas stad - Los Angeles
Regisseur: William Friedkin
Writer: Gerald Petievich, William Friedkin
Produktion & Genre
Produzent: Producer: Irving H. Levin
Co-Producer: Bud S. Smith
Executive Producer: Samuel Schulman
Firmen: New Century Productions, SLM Production Group
Genre: Action, Action Film, Drama, Film Based On A Novel, Thriller
Budget: 6.000.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: audacious, blunt, bold, bungee-jump, cop, counterfeit, counterfeit money, factual, hold-up robbery, intense, los angeles, california, mysterious, neo-noir, provocative, revenge, secret service, suspenseful
Geschichte
U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance seeks revenge after his long-time partner is killed in the line of duty. His investigation leads him to Eric Masters, a dangerous counterfeiter responsible for producing high-quality counterfeit money. Chance becomes increasingly reckless and audacious in his pursuit of Masters, resorting to methods that blur the lines between justice and vigilantism.
Zusammenfassung
Directed by William Friedkin ('The French Connection', 'The Exorcist'), 'To Live and Die in L.A.' is a neo-noir thriller set against the backdrop of Los Angeles' criminal underworld. The film explores themes of revenge, corruption, and moral ambiguity through its intense, suspenseful narrative. Based on Gerald Petievich's novel of the same name, it stars William Petersen as Chance and Willem Dafoe as Masters.
